Monthly Archives: March 2012

Today, we’re celebrating last night’s rain. It measured .4″ here, and it was a welcome event. It has been a big, productive week. We have almost all the ammonia on, and almost all the burndown herbicide has been applied for … Continue reading →

Ross has returned from Florida, and the pace is picking up. Anhydrous ammonia is being applied by him and John, and I have been spraying a “burndown” on some soybean acres. We are working toward planting in April, hopefully about … Continue reading →

Yesterday afternoon at 5, the new 9360R tractor arrived. Gene Williams, delivery man for Wright-Stemle in Jasper brought our new tractor and took our trade-in. Today, Philip and John are in the shop adding cables and control boxes. It takes … Continue reading →

We are sending corn to market today. I want to share a picture with you from last week. We had one of those mornings when a thin layer of fog gathers in the valleys, and the sight of it was … Continue reading →

St. Patrick’s Day! It is a time to recall that our Carnahan ancestors came to America from Ireland. John has done some research about the previous generations, and we think that the first to arrive here in Indiana from Ireland … Continue reading →

Today, work continues at the Waldo farm, and it is beginning to take the shape of the final product. Gene Shepard has pushed aside the topsoil from the area that he is re-shaping and building a a new terrace. Once … Continue reading →

It’s a rainy Thursday, cooler than recent days, so there is a chill to the air. I’ve been huddled in the office for 3 days now, catching up the paperwork from my 2-week vacation in sunny Florida. This afternoon, I’m … Continue reading →